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Bookends For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1950s
Mid Century Rectangular Bookends by DAPCO
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and incredibly minalist set of walnut bookends by DAPCO. This pair is simple lined and graphic squared. A beautiful leather plaque is contained by walnut edges along with a...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Roman Column Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of Roman column green marble bookends, circa 1970s. The marble is beautifully veined and in great condition and the bookends together create a Roman column form that i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Lioness Figures Bookends by Roger Godchaux
By Godchaux
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Roger Godchaux (1878 - 1958): two lioness figures / sculptures
Silvered bronze mounted as bookends on marble plinths; both with plaque to base inscribed "Godchaux Sclp./ Susse Fres...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Art Deco Marble Bookends by Renoir
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of art deco marble bookends by Renoir. These sizeable pieces of marble are captivating as they are commanding. The veining that develops on the beige marble with pink ...
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Pair of Glossy Black Porcelain Eagle Head Bookends by Hispania Daiso / LLadro
By Lladro, Hispania CH
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool pair of glossy black porcelain bald eagle head bookends by Hispania Dasio / Lladro of Spain, circa 1985. The set is quite striking and in v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Art Deco Tennis Player Bookends
Located in San Mateo, CA
Pair of bronze bookends with women tennis players. These are not signed. They are tall making them good for larger books. There is a little oxidation in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved African Zebra Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Nice pair of hand carved heavy wood bookends African Zebra sculptures.
This fine detailed hand carved and hand painted elephant bookends.
Each zebra sculpture with base and side is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Bookends Horse Faux Ivory and Portoro Marble Italian Design, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bookends horse faux ivory and portoro marble Italian design, 1950s.
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble
Modern Blenko Glass Owl Bookends
By Joel Myers
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1960s Modern Blenko glass owl bookends Joel Myers, USA.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Danish Bookends 1960s Set of 2
Located in Asaa, DK
Mid-Century Modern Danish book ends 1960s set of 2.
Pair of solid hardwood book holders with metal feet.
Stamped with golden Wejra logo.
Cleaned and po...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Huge Pair of Vintage Polished Brass Duck Bookends by Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Houston, TX
Large pair of Hollywood Regency polished brass bookends by Sarreid Ltd. This handsome pair of brass bookends is the largest size we have seen. Dimensions: 10" H, 7.25" D and 5.5" W. They are in great condition and date to the 1960s. This large pair of Sarried brass...
Category
1960s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Ben Seibel Jenfred Ware Copper Finish "Stirrup" Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of bookends was designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware in the 1950s (New York) and exported by Raymor. Sculptural "stirrup" form with a nicely aged, patinated copper finis...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal, Copper
Pair of Vintage Polished Cast Brass Swan Bookends, circa 1950
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage pair of polished cast brass Swan bookends, circa 1950. Very sturdy and heavy. Great for holding up books on a bookshelf or as paper weights...
Category
1950s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Chinese Hand Carved Hard Wood Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of vintage Chinese hand carved hard wood foo dogs or bookends which I believe are made from mahogany or elm, circa 1970s. The dogs are in very good condition and mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Vintage Cast Metal & Cold-Painted Figural Chestnut Horse Head Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of cast and cold-painted sculptural horse head bookends are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in approximately 1960 in a realistic style. The well execute...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Granite, Spelter
Pair of Ritts Astrolite Modern Abstract Lucite Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good pair of Ritts Astrolite Lucite bookends,
of an abstract, modernist design with pierced central openings.
Height: circa 6 3/4 in.
Items purchased from David Sterner Antiques...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Three Spectacular Peter Giba Horse Sculptures Along With Three P Giba Head Sculp
Located in Buchanan, MI
Here are three brilliant, carved mahogany horse sculptures that display an uncanny talent for capturing the spirit of the animals. Carved with rare atte...
Category
Mid-20th Century George III Bookends
Materials
Mahogany
Neoclassic Expanding Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century 1950s Italian adjustable bookends in polished brass neoclassic revival from a Palm Beach estate.
Expand from 9 3/8 to 15 inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Bookends
Materials
Brass
Just Andersen 1930s Danish Pewter Elaphant Book End
Located in New York, NY
One 1930s Danish Art Deco pewter elephant bookend by sculptor, Just Andersen.
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Pewter
Rare Vintage Mid Century Lucite Bookends with Embedded Sea Shells
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage mid century lucite bookends with embedded shell. These 1960s gems are glamorous, lustrous and enigmatic. Two perfectly proportioned seashell specimens float in luci...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Ben Seibel Jenfred Ware Copper Finish Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of bookends was designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware in the 1950s (New York) and exported by Raymor. This exquisite example is nicely aged with a rich, patinated copper ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal, Copper
Pair of Midcentury Lucite Bookends by Herb Ritts for Astrolite
By Herb Ritts, Astrolite
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous pair of mid-century lucite bookends by Herb Ritts for Astrolite, circa 1970s. The pair are in excellent condition and would make a great addition to any midcentury study o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
These masterfully hand-carved wooden bookends feature the main characters of the famous Spanish novel "The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha", or just "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Mexican Handmade Ebony Bookends
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this rare pair of Mexican Handmade Bookends made in fantastic Ebony wood this kind of wood its very hard and heavy.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ebony
1970s Italian Gilt Brass Setter Dog Door Stop or Bookend
Located in Carimate, Como
Vintage 1970s Italian stylish brass doorstop, with great design representing a seated setter, realistically cast and modeled to elegantly stopping your door. The dog is fixed on a ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Brass, Enamel & Wood Asian Style Bird Bookends by Grammes
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of brass, enamel and wood Asian style bird bookends by Grammes, circa 1950s. The bookends are made of solid wood and wrapped with a brass plate that has a colorful red ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Pair of Vintage Western Last Co, Women's Shoe Mold Bookends
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of women's size 6 cobbler shoe forms converted to bookends (circa 1930s St. Louis, Missouri, USA). Since the shoes themselves were used as molds to m...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Bookends
Materials
Wood
Lucite / Acrylic Law Enameled Scales of Justice Book Ends
Located in Westport, CT
Lucite / acrylic black enameled scales of justice book ends, stainless steel return to fit books together as shown, nice for book display on shelving or ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Hand Carved Green Soapstone Bookends with Pheasant imagery Chinoiserie
Located in San Diego, CA
Finely carved vintage soapstone bookends. Figures of pheasants beautifully and gracefully carved in these bookends present imagery that moves with th...
Category
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Bookends
Materials
Stone
Pair of Bookends Glass and Wood in the Style of Fontana Arte Italy 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of bookends in acquamarine glass structure and wood in the style of Fontana Arte. Made in Italy in the 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Glass, Wood
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Dog Bookends, Ravas
By Ravas
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bookends. A stylish silvered bronze figures of dogs by Ravas. The Breed of the dog looks like a Airedale Terrier, but not 100 percent sure.
Each dog is signed and numbered,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Pair Kai Kristiansen Danish Modern Metal & Wood Bookends, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful pair of mid-century bookends, crafted in Denmark during the 1960s. These were designed by Kai Kristiansen and produced by Fm Moebler. Made from finely grained rosewood wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Danish Teak Bookends
Located in Vienna, AT
Made of teak in Denmakr in the early 1950s.
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Teak
Pair of Vintage Brass and Wood Stag Bookends
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of vintage brass and wood stag bookends.
Great tall pair of Hollywood Regency brass and wood stag or deer bookends. These handsome mid-century booke...
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Bronze Bird Bookend by Jamar
Located in Weiningen, CH
Beautiful pair of bronze bookends on marble by the famous French sculptor mostly made animals.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Solid Wood with Inlay Curved Bookends, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern solid wood with inlay curved bookends - a Pair. Item features solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, nice inlay, clean modernist lines, quality cra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mountain Goat Bookends
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A pair of mountain goats traverse the edges of a cliff in this adventurous pair of bookends. There is a mythological quality to these carved soapstone pi...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Hand Carved Knotty Pine Wood Eagle Head Bookends by Sarreid
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking pair of hand carved knotty pine eagle head bookends by Sarreid, circa 1970s. The bookends, which were made in Spain, are in very good condition and have a white wash overl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Hollywood Regency Brass Rams Head Book Ends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A heavy solid brass pair of ram's head book ends circa 1960s. Probably Italian or French. Nice warm patina.
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Bookends #4100 in a Patina and Polish Brass Mix
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic pair of Carl Auböck bookends in a patina and polish brass mix.
Category
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Era Chrome Bookends w. Book Reading Mystical Monk Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully unusual and artistic bookends by an unknown designer.
This pair of mystical bookends from the Mid-Century Modern era shows two stylized monks in their habits. Sitting on...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Bronze and Cast Iron End of the Run Indian Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These heavy iron and bronze bookends are in wonderful condition. They are unsigned.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Bookends
Materials
Iron
Vintage Mid-Century Atomic Wire Mesh Black Table Top Book Shelf
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly clean and modernist lines define this unique table top book shelf. This simple piece carries strong lines that manifest its era and car...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Bronze Acrylic Magazine Holder by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1960’s bronze acrylic “Box Line” magazine holder designed by renowned American designer Charles Hollis Jones.
Book not included.
Measurements: 17” w...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Figural Bronze Bookends, Signed Herzig, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Beautiful Art Deco chromed bronze bookends, depicting swift birds on an arched branch. Engraved BRONZE and signed HERZIG. Originating from France.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Book Holder, 1950s Attr. Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, AT
Book holder, 1950s Attr. Richard Rohac
Brass blackened
Original marble
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Hand Carved Wood Tribal Figural Male and Female Bookends
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of hand carved wood tribal figural bookends. One male and one female. They are in fabulous vintage condition. Please see photos, circa mid-20th century.
Calling all ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Bookends
Materials
Wood
Art Deco French Figural Bookends, circa 1935
Located in Devon, England
Stylish matching pair of Art Deco figural bookends dating to the 1930s. Originating from France the figures are made from cold painted spelter and res...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Bookends in Ceramic with the Shape of Lion Heads
Located in London, GB
Two original Art Deco ceramic bookends depicting lion heads, attributed to Jan Schonk who designed for Royal pottery factory Gouda.
Category
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Bookends Pair Marble Art Deco Architectural Ochre
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Very fine quality evoking classic Art Deco architectural designs
- Beautiful form with the layered segmented curves creating soft yet bold fo...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Siena Marble
Midcentury Design Line Inc. Bill Curry Stainless Modernist Cube Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very heavy and seemingly rare cube on cube stainless clad bookends by Bill Curry for Design Line.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Stylized Wood Sculptures of Horse Bust Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Art Deco style wood stylized horse head sculptures bookends.
Great to use on a desk as a paper weight or decorative objects around the house or office.
Art Deco stylized hors...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of 'Maschere' (Masks) Bookends by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
A rare and beautiful pair of 1950s 'Maschere' (Masks) bookends designed by the incomparable Piero Fornasetti. The bookends each depict a Greek theatrical mask, (tragedy), and are exe...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Solid Cast Brass Mid Century Era Horse Related Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of solid cast brass bookends was made by the Hohn manufacturing company of New Hampshire in approximately 1970. The bookends depict a silhouette of a horse's head with a pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Lucite Bookends by Herb Ritts for Astrolite
By Herb Ritts, Astrolite
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous air of midcentury Lucite bookends by Herb Ritts for Astrolite, circa 1970s. The pair are in excellent condition and would make a great addition to any midcentury study or ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Lucite
Oscar Bach Art Deco Bronze Girl and Goose Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Oscar Bach Art Deco bronze bookends with bas-relief girl and goose motifs with floral openwork backplates, each signed to reverse. 7.75" H x 6.5...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bookends
Materials
Bronze
Copper Sculptural Art Deco Bookends Midcentury, France, 1930s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Copper sculptural Art Deco bookends midcentury, France, 1930s.
The pair has different sizes: 16 cm x 13cm and 17.5 cm x 14 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Copper
Blenko Glass Fish Bookends
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury solid cast glass bookends depicting a fish in bas relief technique.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Glass
Antique, New and Vintage Bookends
A good pair of antique, new or vintage bookends will look wonderful in your reading nook. And the need for these trusty home accents has stood the test of time, which means there are many different kinds to suit any design taste or furniture style.
Bookends weren’t created until the 1870s. Serving faithfully in the background, they went unobserved for a while. The authors of the Oxford English Dictionary report that the term “book end” didn’t appear in printed material until 1907. The primary function of bookends is to ensure that your books remain upright in your bookcase, but style and form have taken the lead over the years. Furniture makers have ensured that bookends demand as much attention as the books themselves. Indeed, while competing with carefully curated first editions or rows of colorful spines is no small task, plenty of bookends steal the stage.
If you’re looking to add a dose of intrigue or decorative flourish to your reading room that will be difficult to ignore, stone bookends and metal bookends can take on the appearance of small, provocative sculptures rather than functional accessories to keep your books orderly on your shelves. Depending on what kind of textures you’re thinking of introducing to your home office or study, a pair of brass bookends or a bronze set will pop against your dusty hardcovers and any decorative objects you’ve accumulated while working to style your bookcase. A pair of mid-century modern bookends carved from dark, exotic woods such as teak can also introduce warmth to a home office or study. While teak was a favorite of designers who worked with furniture in the mid-20th century, all manner of wood bookends have emerged over the years, with some woodworkers carving ornate patterns or figures into their pieces.
Bookworms, take note: You can find an extraordinary range of antique, new and vintage bookends for your dazzling book displays and bookshelves today on 1stDibs.
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